
It is undemocratic to not give the elected government a chance to control the internal disturbances. This would invite national and international criticism as the Centre would have been hasty, impulsive and constitutionally wrong. Being a part of a democratic society and considering that the elections were just over, the Centre would have fallen flat on its face and walked out of court wearing the badge of an unconstitutional jilted party. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) then would have taken the imposed act to the Supreme Court (SC). Mamata Banerjee had no legal control or power until her swearing-in ceremony the blame automatically goes to the authority that had the legal and administrative power i.e. If the Modi government had imposed article 356 in the state, it would have backfired on the BJP. Since India is a democracy, it has certain procedures to deal with the devil. To get a better understanding, we need to look at the situation legally and constitutionally. While the appeal seems legit, we cannot ignore the repercussions and predicaments that article 356 will bring with it. There was a cascade of #spinelessBJP on Twitter and other social networking sites. Calling it genocide and planned persecution, the BJP supporters have flooded the internet with their demand for a President’s rule (article 356) in the state. A large section of the society, both political and apolitical, has questioned the violence and openly condemned it. India has been rudely woken up to a new terror that is in total contrast to both the democratic and secular structure of the country. The post-poll violence of West Bengal, 2021, has made history.
